Toronto, how many languages do you speak?

I ask strangers in Toronto what languages they speak. As you can see, Toronto is a very multicultural city full of languages from all around the world. Hope you enjoy, and you may support my work if you chose to :)
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[@TheNewTravel]

If you haven't seen it already, I made the same video idea in Montréal! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXaZiqx-j6ajq5Y Which city did it better? You decide! 😎

[@jekl3loodmoon642]

Always gunna be montréal because québec the best in all north america X_o my kid 2 years old beat them :P

[@bobbbxxx]

@@jekl3loodmoon642 LOL! There are more than just two languages in Canada. Half of the 6.5million people in the GTA were born outside of Canada. You sound very sure of your answer, but... you might give it some thought. 😉

[@jekl3loodmoon642]

​@@bobbbxxx i think there is a big misunderstanding here because i dont understand at all what you are talking about it has nothing to do with what i said lol.

[@bobbbxxx]

@@jekl3loodmoon642 The two videos are about the number of languages spoken in Toronto and Montreal, and the question asked was which city speaks more languages (Toronto or Montreal). You said it's always going to be Monteal, and something about your 2 year old kid speaking more languages. What was it you were trying to say?

[@bdwon]

I remember that one! It had the French lady visiting from France in it!

[@jafar_mtr]

Speaking another language is a gift. Don't ever let someone talk down on you, just because you can speak a different language. We all should learn more than just our own language, there is a whole world out there to explore.

[@emiriebois2428]

YES

[@user-sp8xw9dt9i]

How anyone talk down to a person, who know more languages, than who talks down?

[@sourenamoradi5195]

never heard of anyone that talks down on someone because they speak more than one language...

[@vommir.]

@@sourenamoradi5195 Heh I think it would be more in a scenario where you are speaking a 'foreign' language around an english speaker and gets offended.

[@anastasia_w]

Knowledge of languages is not a gift. No one can "gift" it to you like no one can just give you any other skill. Any skill is a product of hard work of learning. When I was a child my parents said that only gifted people can learn foreign languages and I wasn't gifted enough to even try. But i tried anyway. They were so wrong. Almost anyone can learn a couple of foreign languages. It just takes time and effort.

[@alexandrafisher3614]

I like that the last person asked "how fluently"? That makes a huge difference in how many languages a person "really" speaks. Also, a person can read more languages than he speaks, since when one reads, one does not have to form the language's phonology, just understand it. Good video.

[@klee7724]

I completely agree about the reading vs speaking. I don't consider myself bilingual but I can comfortably read French and Korean and figure out what it says but there is no way I'm speaking these languages to someone else haha I'd probably embarrass myself

[@YSFmemories]

On the other hand, I completely disagree with this. I can't write Chinese at all but I can speak it and understand it fluently with 0 accent. I can understand like 80% of Japanese TV with no subtitles, but again, I can't read.

[@ninja.saywhat]

totally! i know people who claim to speak certain languages but only knows a few phrases here and there.

[@yipi5684]

@@klee7724 how long did it take for you to understand/know korean? especially when its the language with the most words and an isolate, do you just understand some basic things or could you read a whole news article and understand

[@scriptyshake]

I totally agree with this. I speak 3 languages fluently, my native tongues are French and Italian and I reached a fluent level in English. I now study in the Netherlands so I started leaning Dutch. Reading or understanding doesn't mean speaking. I can do okay when reading Dutch but so far I am incapable of speaking it! x)

[@earendel8873]

the last lady, it's so comforting to look at her 💚

[@DIN_A8]

love her ... i guess she has German roots, no one is learning German for fun :D Also most older people in Germany know Latin as it was mandatory for higher education back in the days (or even still is?).

[@freakyflow]

Sadly in "Toronto" Is Native Mohawk (Tkaronto) For : "Where there are trees standing in the water" And yet you will not find many Native people in Toronto And even fewer that still speak the tribe's languages. Gives you a grasp of people that speak other foreign languages from either being from another country Or having parents of a country that speak it at home. I speak English, Français, Nehiyawok. - Cree. I am Metis which also has its own blended language that also forms a dialect with Acadian French

[@TheNewTravel]

Very interesting! It makes me a bit sad that I haven’t featured any languages of the native people of Canada in these videos. It’s definitely a part of Canada I want to feature as it’s an important part of the story of this country.

[@aaakenway2416]

Please explain to me how Toronto is a Mohawk name when people living there were the Wandat, Attawandaron and Missisaugas. Is it because the English asked the Mohawks about the names of all the lands around the great lakes? It seems odd the city would be called after a language so far away.

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

@@aaakenway2416 Huron Iroquois also lived/migrated through the region that became Toronto. And their language had some commonality with Mohawk who lived a bit further south in what eventually became NY state.

[@yl3766]

Thanks for ur knowledge

[@Kacatkun]

The lady at the final of the video was really impresive. She's just enjoying learning.

[@alanguages]

Agreed. She actually goes out of her way to learn languages for the purpose, that the journey itself is the joy.

[@learnurduwithsara1068]

So cool to see people speaking so many languages.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I love learning new languages

[@oasis1282]

@@deutschmitpurple2918 Learn German channel is good

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

@@oasis1282 🥰🥰❤❤

[@mikelisteral7863]

broken english doesnt count as a language

[@lisakrav4681]

@@mikelisteral7863 count 1/2

[@bormotun]

The old lady at the end of the video is very cool. So humble and down to earth when she mentions she's reading The Hobbit in Latin.

[@loomkkoom]

In Belgium we have 3 national languages (dutch, french and german) so everyone learns at least 4 in school (including english). So most people here know at least 2-3 pretty well. People with an immigration background will often add one to that (arabic, greek, italian, turkish etc.) Always wonderful to be in a place where such a diversity is possible.

[@jayvynn2391]

@@gorillapizzascooty9830 ?

[@LOLONO666]

not true,,,french speaking only know one language

[@amor4dior169]

@@LOLONO666 Lol yeah they're Wallonia, the Dutch speaking side doesn't claim them

[@synkaan2167]

@@LOLONO666 I know several Walloon and they all speak at least French and English, some also learned some Flemish but it's true that Belgian on the Flemish side learn more French than the Walloon learn Flemish ^^

[@stecher1995]

@@synkaan2167 it is so nice that we have in middle europe such a variety of languages and still so many similarities. i watched some months ago a channel linguistic or something where flemish belgish german dutch and so were in a video where they were comparing their native languages. so interesting, watch that if u are from here. i love that that when i go to belgium or netherlands that they mostly understand me, of course not in the west side of the country. i am german russian and i think it is very important that we in europe hold together now because we are almost 1 nation.

[@iwantcheesecake63]

I love how diverse Canada is 😌

[@mikelisteral7863]

broken english doesnt count as a language

[@jellyzluv]

ikr

[@Lucy-cl2qk]

@@mikelisteral7863 it literally does, be an idiot somewhere else

[@iwantcheesecake63]

@@mikelisteral7863 not language wise Diverse by their origin country!

[@NehaSingh-yb8uo]

@@iwantcheesecake63 India is more diverse

[@Alanhslc]

I also live in Toronto, and I think it's interesting that you didn't find any person who speaks Portuguese and English considering that there are many Brazilians here.

[@emiriebois2428]

Yes

[@davidz6066]

i want to learn portuguese and i speak spanish so i hope it wont be that difficult

[@blablabla41]

@@davidz6066 It may seem easy but it's also tricky because you'll think you know a lot when you actually don't because of their similarities, but man once you start, do not give up, it'll eventually pay off

[@vommir.]

@@davidz6066 It's worth it!

[@mikelisteral7863]

broken english doesnt count as a language

[@chrismne92]

8:06 - What a lovely lady! I dont know do you do this intentionally, but you edit these videos in a way that they touch a person who watches it. You always put some landscape scene in between and you always put right persons in right places in a vids. There is no heavy editing here, like adding background music, effects, some special faetures...we just see people, hear them speaking, background sounds coming from cars, nature, etc, and yet all your videos feels like they have a soul. I really enjoy watching it cuz of that. Keep up the good work. Cheers :)

[@hjazimi]

So oddly satisfying to watch this video . I for sure have forgotten how good it feels to talk to a stranger and learn something about their life . Thank you for sharing this

[@rhodeldelacourt8487]

ikr, i didn't talk to strangers since so long

[@442C]

the woman who spoke latin at the end seemed really interesting I wanted you to ask more question hahaha, good video

[@TheNewTravel]

She was very nice!

[@khakimo100]

I found her so inspiring!

[@Matt-by3yd]

Seemed to me she might have been in a a bit of a solitary mood and was quickly adjusting to socializing haha

[@milan.s2681]

Probably historian or philosophy teacher. Italian, german and latin are core languages for historian.

[@productplacement39]

that lady sounded like she was from the UK, maybe not, but she had a bit of a mid-Atlantic accent, particularly when she said the word "actually" around 08:45

[@heroengineer8072]

Personally I speak 3 languages (Uzbek, English, Korean) fluently and two others (Russian and Turkish) at an elementary level. Speaking another language is a huge gift and I benefited from it a lot.

[@monikaherath7505]

Woah. Are you part of the koryo-saram diaspora?

[@heroengineer8072]

@@monikaherath7505 I am not 고려인. I have been in Korea for almost 4 years as a student. The language barrier here in Korea pushed me to learn Korean to survive.

[@sukhrobadilov159]

Vankuverdan salomlar

[@heroengineer8072]

@@sukhrobadilov159 assalomu alaykum :)

[@monikaherath7505]

@@heroengineer8072 How do Koreans treat you? How is it there for an Uzbek? I'm very interested to know!

[@ivananderson5041]

It's nice to see the older woman at the end of the video use her mind to still learn and not be giving up on life hope to be the same at her age.

[@anliqw]

3:44 this guy is adorable. I can't help but smile looking at him.

[@NoahLoftier]

Cutest Asian.

[@KyleRoth]

I love that you do this kind of on-the-street investigative reporting. It really gives the feel for a place.

[@TheNewTravel]

Appreciate it Kyle!

[@StandhighAbove]

Crazy to think these places are different. I'm from INdiana and it's like this minus the languages and city. Like the feel.

[@sofasniperman]

Dude it does!

[@blissr6277]

looks like hes on stgeorge u can tell by the old buildings especially at uoft mix of modern and old

[@Samsaknight]

@@StandhighAbove Visit Toronto

[@Typical_Penguin]

I never realized how speaking 5 languages is considered a lot. Living in a country where you're surrounded by tons of different cultures and ethnicities, you're basically forced to speak many languages (and when I say forced, i don't mean it in a bad way). Anyways, I can speak English, Dutch, Javanese, Spanish and Sranang Tongo (the native language) I'm from Suriname 🇸🇷

[@user-sk9bx8st5o]

Javanese seems very interesting to me

[@AmieW]

at first im shocked how can you speak javanese, turns out you are from suriname, wow! im originated in java island, greetings!

[@Solikinmati]

knew instantly you're from suriname when you mentioned that you speak javanese and no Indonesian on the list. hahaha

[@AlCatSplat]

I know Java language too, I use it when I code.

[@mckinseyand2022]

Netflix drama Suriname....great.

[@hemikiwi817]

The final lady was so modest and yet so talented

[@ProDoc18]

That old lady in the ending was so sweet!

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

The hardest language in my own experience, is any second language anyone is learning. Once you master a 2nd language, you are ready for the next, once you master 3 languages, ready for the next, and so on. I speak, write and read 4 languages. German, Brazilian Portuguese, English, Spanish. But I can also understand a lot of written words in Italian and French, because many words are related to languages I already know very well. Besides that just a few words I have picked up from a couple of other languages. Folks it takes the desire and paying attention to learn. Really not that hard to do. Memorizing all nouns, and then the verbs using any bilingual dictionary is one way to go. Said dictionary already tells how to pronounce each word. Then just practice hearing the language and find opportunities to use and practice conversing in the language of your choice. Languages certainly open doors to opportunities in the job market and in life. You can also make many more friends, when you speak their language.

[@yo6285]

said very well! i agree so much as well

[@yannislaurin5438]

Please Tell me you don't live in Québec

[@antiquefuturistic]

Thats true for any related language

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

True 👍👍

[@benjamindeharo314]

As antique futuristic already said, it's true for languages that are related. English is my second language and I'm now learning Japanese, it's tremendously harder than English

[@henrystoes6508]

The woman at 4:47 seems like such a joyful, kind person! These videos are nice- it's cool to see a look into strangers' lives. Very human and reflective.

[@squeekyclean1644]

Agree she seems very outgoing

[@AidanK_ART]

I'm not from Canada, but everyone shares their experience, so I'll do it too :)) I speak only two languages ​​- Russian (native) and English. But I also speak some French (from school), Spanish and Latin (from university). I'm currently learning Japanese at a Japanese language school so I can speak it too but I'm far from being fluent lol I really like to learn foreign languages. I noticed that when switch between them, the personality slightly changes haha ​​at least it happens to me all the time. When I speak my native language I’m harsh and quite serious, when I speak English I’m more talkative and friendly, when I speak Japanese I get a little shy and very polite haha

[@Axel-sr3ts]

The language keeps a culture of nation, I've noticed those changes too, that's why recommended to learn new language with mentality of nation at the same time

[@gauthapandith]

If you can ever learn, Japanese , you will be the only one to do , in this UNIVERSE ! Good luck with endeavours , admirable !

[@pcclassic9351]

Ты крутой чел!

[@ivanmolero7829]

Funny, because in English I get judgmental. With Russian I feel happy and want to sing.

[@jaydoe5654]

Thanks for sharing! Funny you mention personalities... I am learning Spanish and I really enjoy it. In turn that picks my mood up and gets me real curious and bubbly. When I speak English I swear a lot and am more serious.

[@alinedasilvafrost7720]

the last lady is how you spot language learners. they always ask "how well/ fluently?". The others with straightforward answers are more likely to be heritage speakers and not much language learners

[@Embauss]

Based Latin Hobbit Lady.

[@a.biggajones5307]

🅱️ased

[@theangrycheeto]

Daily reminder that the only good not see is a dead not see.

[@youtubeuser206]

@@theangrycheeto like those ones in israel

[@KAKASHl69]

She a baddie

[@theangrycheeto]

@@youtubeuser206 LOL you must be so mad that mossad has been hunting you freaks down and ex terminating you one by one.

[@HangThiPhuong]

Being able to speak more than one language is something incredibly amazing because you have the ability to understand and communicate with more types of people, Which can broaden your horizon🎉

[@gauthapandith]

incredible garbage - don't buy this crap.

[@user-nz9sh3rl5f]

yeah, I can just speak mandarin and a little English, I feel it's cool if somebody can speak more than one languages.

[@user-nz9sh3rl5f]

From your name, i think that you know some mandarin! you can speak 3 languages at least!

[@HangThiPhuong]

@@user-nz9sh3rl5f I’m trying to improve more ☘️

[@elfie9128]

This video made me feel happy. I love how simple it is and how nice ppl in the vid are. No toxic stuff on here

[@user-fm1eq6fc5l]

4:54 i love that she ask it back to you

[@ashwinpande7095]

Toronto seems like such a welcoming place for immigrants and people of different cultures and they all appear to get along so well. This could really be a global example of an ideal city.

[@househipppo]

it is!! born and raised here, don’t know a more multicultural city in the world

[@ricebucket5947]

the transit system SUCKS though. TTC is terrible. far far from world class. And it is highly unaffordable (if you want to own real estate). I have grown up here and it is lovely indeed but there are major drawbacks as well.

[@halfvolley11]

Its not Toronto that is welcoming - it is the Canadian Federal Goverment and Provincial Goverments that made Immigration easy.

[@yl3766]

@@ricebucket5947 oh my, come to Edmonton, Alberta. Our LRT sucks ass, Toronto is way better lol

[@Yoenxj]

America is like the total opposite rn I guess

[@user-ps3du1tp9t]

it was really inspiring! being able to speak more than 1 language absolutely makes people's life richer!

[@shashankthapa659]

Hey! I felt like I was there in person, really enjoyed the interview! Cheers

[@klee7724]

As someone born and raised in Toronto, it's so easy to forget the little details like 'how many languages do you speak' and all of these answers seemed so normal to me... but after reading through comments realized how uncommon and unique this is. Love my city ❤

[@kazukisaita8111]

Learning new languages other than mother tongue allows you to see the different world which you would haven’t been able to see before learning new one. Right now, I am in Canada from Japan for improving my English skills and enriching my life, which have been great decision that I made in my life.

[@childfreesingleandatheist8899]

0:24 You can tell that guy has a very good vibe. He looks chill, happy and very approachable.

[@YBthree]

1:47 wild CJ the X spotted

[@indigoa5591]

I’ve been learning English,and I’m upset because I find myself making no progress recently 😢 I totally agree that the hardest language is your second language.I’m so afraid of making mistakes and worried about my accent, so the anxiety always holds me back to speak English 😭

[@hopestar5287]

I'm also facing same problem as you 🥲🥲

[@indigoa5591]

@@hopestar5287 could I ask where are you from 😂?

[@jeklo3713]

​@@indigoa5591 you brother where you came from? don't worry brother I'm also worst I don't have a progress at all 🤣

[@jeklo3713]

​@@indigoa5591 I think you're English are better than mine 🤣 I also don't care about my grammar 😆 I know that this not my mother tongue so yeah chill 😂

[@indra5112]

You guys both are very cool, and you should know it!Actually, in our language-learning community almost nobody cares about your accent and where you come from, and even if you make mistakes many people will either ignore it or try to help you to get better.Just don't worry and learn :D

[@jaydoe5654]

These videos put a huge smile on my face!

[@SaieedDeenOfficial]

Loved that last lady . Soft soul.

[@borisgitlin5192]

I speak fluent Russian, English, Spanish. Médium level Belarussian, Italian, French. Basic level of Ukrainian, Polish, Portuguese. It includes reading, writing and verbal understanding ( audio). “How many languages do you know - that many times you are a man” (Anton Chekhov)

[@anastasia_w]

That's impressive! And which was your first language?

[@borisgitlin5192]

My mother tongue is Russian. English was in school. Spanish was in University. Polish and Belarussian after university. Ukrainian and Portuguese during my trips to Ukraine and Brazil. Italian and French after retirement.

[@Luiza52950]

Вдохновляете 👍

[@borisgitlin5192]

@@Luiza52950 мы ещё на этих языках поём! kzbin.info/door/6YV-788O5S8NRXeAfeRdlg

[@lisakrav4681]

yiddish?

[@Shay45]

Could you ask them if they learned them as children or adults? And “What advice do they have to learning a new language?”

[@ghostofday5025]

the best way to learn language is to have conversation with the people who already speak that language. and from personal experience watching movie in that language helps immensely

[@indra5112]

@@ghostofday5025 absolutely. You may think and say whatever you want but in the end there's only one good way to learn and master a language - just practice more

[@wanderlust16]

That 1st question is a good one cause it's a lot more impressive to learn a language as an adult since it takes effort. I have been speaking both French and English from the start, and I don't believe I have a talent for new languages. I wouldn't be the best person to ask the 2nd question!

[@wanderlust16]

@@indra5112 Yeah, but practice how? Learners need advice on which ways to practice.

[@indra5112]

@@wanderlust16 my advice is just practice (even if that sounds a bit silly).I personally learned English by talking to natives in games and chats, watching videos and reading comments (same with my Spanish).You need to surround yourself with the language you want to learn

[@dawnsybebo2632]

I am learning my second language right now and although it’s really hard and frustrating at time, this video kinda gives me hope, even though I feel like a lot of people in the video learned languages from birth, I know it’s not impossible for me to achieve my dreams. I’m working on my third language but at a much slower pace, and man I envy those that learned multiple languages from birth, you think about language so much differently. Learning languages from scratch it damn hard, but I believe in myself

[@Ghidorahstan64x]

My jaw dropped when the lady said she was reading the hobbit in Latin, holy shit that's hardcore. Hopefully one day I can start reading Tolkien's work in latin too. Wow.

[@vladmirgolobovic518]

Pointless though. The purpose of a language is to serve as means of transmitting information from one person to another. Latin, as a dead language, no longer serves that purpose.

[@thebad6246]

@@vladmirgolobovic518 It can still fulfill that function if you're reading a work of someone who wrote in Latin originally. Also thanks to the internet the Living Latin movement is growing by the day so hopefully we'll have new original books in Latin in the coming years.

[@Wheelio]

@@vladmirgolobovic518 Probably just a hobby for her. I mean look at all the anime/manga fans online learning Japanese even though they'll probably never use it in a real-life situation lol.

[@JuriiiaZ]

Thumb up for the elderly lady in 8:30! Fantastic video!

[@Juliebluesea]

To the guy speak in Vietnamese that he doesn't know to speak a lot of Vietnamese, I can say your pronunciation was pretty good. Thank you for spending your time on learning Vietnamese ☺️

[@teagoldleaf4137]

Latin, very cool. When mom was in high-school (Canada) they still taught Latin back then. This helped her learn many Latin based European languages. But her parents were from Europe so she got a head start 😊

[@bmorgado2571]

It was a new experience seeing Toronto through the lense of your camera. Thanks! keep em' coming.

[@KaMi-gz1il]

I love how Indian people learn many languages and also dialects. I wish in my country it was common to learn more than 1 language

[@santusanturohit4832]

We are multilingual society..

[@KillerofWestoids]

I am an Indian and I can speak three languages: English, Hindi and Kannada. It's common for younger Indians to know at least three languages.

[@didd2810]

Which are the dialects?

[@SB-kg6iw]

@@noxbox2099 They are different languages.

[@sleeperboi8701]

It doesn't count as a different language if it's from the same country

[@ESmyth-nu7ug]

Woman at the end was amazing

[@smeagollll]

This type videos give me inspire to learn another language . My mother tongue is Turkish but with only one language you cant feel to belong to world. So you must learn at least one more language. I started with English and want to learn Russian German and French. Just start and talk then it will flow like a river. Thank you so much The New Travel💖🌍🌎🌏

[@YajasDwivedi]

The girl at 5:23 added Hindi after Urdu. They're basically the same languages, Urdu has just more farsi words and Hindi more Sanskrit. If you're fluent in either, the other is intelligible. It's like getting to say you speak two languages just by knowing one :)

[@Ssookawai]

Yep, that's what my urdu teacher told me and of course the script is different but it won't take too much time to learn it.

[@Assalamualaykum001]

I also would have said both just to show off (numbers count) 😂

[@kc4276]

@@Assalamualaykum001 same 😂

[@shrekscumdumpster2834]

it’s the same with slovak and czech! it always impresses people when i say i speak both of them even though i basically just learnt one haha

[@depressedelectron0516]

But the script is totally different so basically they can speak half and understand full but can't read or write at all

[@mittelego1098]

It's so cool that so many people speak more than one language. It kinda shows that they are open.

[@parfenyj]

What a cool concept! These are really nice docu shorts! 👏🎬

[@urjaverma8089]

I am glad this video came to my attention randomly ❣️ it is such a fun to talk and know so many people.

[@user-vn5lz3ho3y]

I want to learn English. Can you help me?

[@PumpkinMozie]

The guy at 1:00 looked grumpy at first but just lit up when he was asked to say something in Greek :)

[@vusalamustafayeva6538]

I speak Azerbaijani, Russian, Englisch, Polish, Turkish and learning Germany and Korean. My daughter (14) has 4 languages in scholl-azerbaijani, russian, english and french.

[@igotron50]

One of the many reasons I love Toronto. So many different kinds of people, every kind of language, culture, cuisine imaginable. You really see how different and how very similar people are around the world, once you strip away all the nonsense that divides us.

[@wilmergomez2498]

4:58 hindi and Urdu are the same with some different wiring systems. Every indian and pakistanian knows it.

[@SL-tg8pi]

I’m not surprised. A have friends who came from different countries to Toronto. In my case my first language is Russian and I can speak pretty well in English and Finnish. However with time I’m starting to forget rest of the languages. In the past I could be able to speak, write and read in German, Kazakh, Swedish, but I didn’t practice them that much. Now I learning Spanish, because I fell in love with this language. My advice is to practice the language(s) that you learned or know, because it’s so cool and can open so much opportunities to you. From brain exercises to looking for different relationships/friendships that you might have in the future

[@earl3318]

hi! wow you actually have a really impressive list of languages which made me wonder, are you ethnically russian or kazakh?

[@SL-tg8pi]

@@earl3318 my ethnicity is Slavic.

[@die4zz228]

I admire you for learning Kazakh. Glad to see my language getting recognition, good stuff!

[@ir6plans60]

persian arabic english french and now learning russian and i got more motivated by your vod tnx m8

[@TheNewTravel]

Keep going bro 💪

[@nadialexa]

I speak Spanish and English fluently... and I had doubts about learning Italian and German because I thought it would be too difficult to learn two whole different ways of speaking. This video proved me wrong and it really motivated me!

[@nestorian87]

It's fascinating to see how people of different nationalities are able to communicate with each other in multiple languages

[@foxearx]

I’m currently learning a 3rd language 😅 hats off to everyone who can speak more than 3 languages effortlessly. I aspired to do the same one day 👍🏻

[@gauthapandith]

hats off to all those who bogusly brag/claim they can speak so many, I wonder if they have truly mastered their own mother tongue let alone other languages !

[@foxearx]

@@gauthapandithDude, no needs to be so salty. Just mind your own progress and nevermind what others say/do.

[@nsevv]

just add esperanto, the easiest language to learn in the world and after that add sign language. boom! now you know 5 languages.

[@memmedbaku4606]

@@foxearx I think you misunderstood the lad/lady/transgender 😀😀person. I think they support your statement in the sense that many who brag on internet that they speak 10 - 12 languages fluently and they are under fifty, they outright lie. It takes lifetime to be able to speak fluently in four or five languages. I can believe that a few can learn to speak seven or eight languages FLUENTLY if they focus on it and spend most of their time for it and they are over sixty. But for God's sake not 12 languages as someone up in this comments section lied! 😀

[@memmedbaku4606]

@@foxearx I am over fifty I speak 4 languages fluently including my own, and one on the intermediate level and another on a basic level (i.e. I can get around the city speaking that language)

[@bbrrrrr6553]

Dan: "No, I don't speak french like people in Montreal, no, no...'' Also Dan: "Yes I speak french, I'm from Montréal!"

[@jandron94]

Still better than if he pretended to be from Quebec !

[@Zamoksva]

Maybe he's an anglophone from Montréal

[@AryaMeArya]

Человек начинает выглядеть совсем иначе как только говорит на другом языке.Это удивительно. Впечатление полностью меняется.

[@spankspa]

А когда начинает говорить на украинском - вообще расцветает.

[@vgd3490]

Есть целые исследования на эту тему, например гипотеза Сепира-Уорфа

[@sonyasever7625]

это называется "языковая личность", у каждого языка своя проявляется в поведении человека.

[@rodion7325]

@@spankspa, какие-то провинциальные комплексы

[@srinivasashree0000]

ಹೌದು ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯಾ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಅಡಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

[@ziolove]

LOVE this video. Happy to come across your channel. I'll definitely check out more. 💚🤛

[@williamwong9481]

I think learning a second language is a cool thing. Because learning a new language can broaden your horizons.

[@agustinmarquezsegat4725]

The lady in the end gave me some sort of peace. I live in Toronto, Speak Spanish (Argentina), English, little bit French and learning 日本語 (Japanese). みなさん こんにちわ!

[@melid4162]

same here🙂 Toronto based. fluent in English, French and Spanish and learning Japanese

[@legueu]

Reading the Hobbit in Latin is so Nerdy. I'm jealous I'm not good enough in Latin to do that :P

[@JV-eh3lh]

Well her copy was in English so not sure how true that was 😆

[@tunayork]

@@JV-eh3lh why would anyone lie abt that tho?

[@stepanfedorov561]

@@JV-eh3lh Probably this book "Hobbitus Ille: The Latin Hobbit", J. R. R. Tolkien. translated by Mark Walker

[@Denji.99]

i speak 4 and learning the 5th , arabic , french , english , turkish and soon thai

[@magnolias646]

I learned how to speak Japanese in Toronto and now I do translation in Japan. I'm glad Toronto is a very multilingual city and there are many resources to learn about new languages and cultures, whether it be through school or people who moved from other countries.

[@pandacademy9398]

Could I ask how you got into translations? Did you have a certain JLPT level before applying? What does your job consist of? Sorry for so many questions ! I just haven't actually met someone else that's done it yet :x

[@user-vu9ru4ud6c]

You’re living my dream… I love Canada and Japan because people are calm and collected… I live in Texas but people are very fierce and confident I guess. Kind of stressful hahaha

[@Yoenxj]

Dang that's good to hear. I guess being good at any language all boils down to speaking it. And as you said, Canada is the perfect place for that. The people are chill and composed.

[@thedominion6643]

Where in Toronto did you learn Japanese?

[@cantrait7311]

Unlike Canada Japan is closed to immigrants That country is 99 percent pure Japanese race and that’s the way the Japanese people want to keep it

[@alsin1597]

This lady in the end is a real gem!

[@jamesnoonan9302]

I tried learning Russian once, and I think Russian is one of the most beautiful languages. Now I am learning Japanese which is an awesome language to write, if you like detail. It is also a very complicated language, with many words which can have several, several meanings.

[@cozypm]

いや日本語そんなに難しくないw

[@heyyanana]

спасибо 🥰

[@Uran_KH-98]

Ooohh, same my guy, same ✊️😂

[@goldmeteora5617]

I feel like Japanese is relatively more complicated for those having no previous knowledge of Kanji or East Asian culture in general but one upside regarding learning Japanese is pronunciation, which normally wouldn't take long to get used to.

[@goldmeteora5617]

And I'm kind of wondering if westerners would find Japanese grammar (especially verb variations) difficult since how it works is a bit similar to English, but a lot more detailed.

[@crush42mash6]

I love the Canadians are so polite and welcome to talk to other people in any language! I had experience in Amsterdam this summer and they found out I was Canadian they were so welcoming and let me on a tour boat that was packed.

[@isotropisch82]

I speak English, German, Russian, and Spanish. Once you've learned Russian, anything is possible, it has all the grammar a language could have, so when I moved to Spain I picked up Spanish quite easily as there were very few new grammatical concepts.

[@milleis]

You want learning portugues?

[@isotropisch82]

@@milleis I would, but I think for the time being my brain has reached its capacity.

[@Rubokopter]

Id like to speak Russian but I really dont wanna put up with the grammar. Being a native German speaker I thought grammar cant be much worse in any other language. Russian proved wrong lol

[@milleis]

@@isotropisch82 ok

[@minjosof]

Now try Turkish ;)

[@benjiang9789]

I am fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Japanese, Korean, French and Spanish. So so in Italian.

[@siooya]

语言小天才

[@ohuynhphuongthy8161]

4:03 I'm a Vietnamese and confirm that your accent really slayed ;) happy to hear someone speak Vietnamese

[@user-hn7rm4nm5m]

There are so many people of various nationalities in Toronto!! I really want to visit there!

[@ethan5817]

Just visit any western city and you’ll get the same

[@MrSnake1994]

looking at that grandma, makes me remember my late grandmother. She speak English, dutch, and german

[@thedeathstar420]

Is this in Toronto? Looks so good. Much more peaceful and cleaner than the big cities in the US!

[@Entername-md1ev]

I’m from Toronto born and raised and am impressed at how many languages torontonians can speak! I speak 3 (English, French, and Cantonese) but I’d love to learn Spanish in the future

[@doeeyes2]

Also born and raised in Toronto. I speak Polish, English and French. Spanish would be next.

[@edbabine]

a lot of international people in Toronto it make sense. 2-3 languages is probably common .

[@joseguzman8447]

@@doeeyes2 nice 🙂

[@Ali_Abdurahman]

i speak, english, harari (ethiopian Semitic language,) a little arabic and french from canada

[@jacklinzhou]

I speak ChineseMandarin and Spanish fluently and English intermediate level and I can tell you Learning language is hard process but is Worth, because provide your from different views to see things and this is amazing

[@Clearboat]

true.i can't agree more..and 看网名就知道你会说中文了哈哈哈，いいですね

[@danigo03]

PART TWO NEEDED!!!

[@nadezhdaermakova6780]

Awesome! I love how Toronto becomes home for so many people from all around the globe. I hope I'll get to see it in person some day

[@halfvolley11]

not all around the world- its mostly Chinese Filipino Indian Pakistanis.

[@sohigamer141]

​@@halfvolley11 you forgot to add ukranians, italians and Portuguese.

[@halfvolley11]

@@sohigamer141 yes refugees

[@theunstoppablealex6587]

I just discovered your channel and I enjoyed it. Thanks for what you do. They are quite a lot of good people around . Thanks 😊

[@asahk7419]

Quite impressed by the woman reading The Hobbit in Latin. Hollyy shit!

[@freewheeler1728]

so simple concept, just asking people around, yet so addictive video

[@lizapest8518]

I wonder how different the responses would be in other neighbourhoods. I notice that a lot of the interviews were near the Queenspark circle which would mean that you had a higher percentage of University of Toronto students and those working in government.

[@thegagz]

I think for most Torontonians, it's 2+. Their home language + english. If you go to scarborough and ask the same questions you'll get similar number of languages spoken

[@sheteg1]

@liz. The burbs would have more English as a second language then downtown. So I highly doubt more of a difference.

[@justapersonwithlostheart4821]

My native is Azerbaijanian. I also speak Turkish, English and Russian. And I plan to work on my Italian. Well, I'm 17 yet , I still have enough time :)

[@findiklikek]

Maşallah :D

[@andrewcho5083]

I’m from the US and I speak 5 languages. English is my native language but I am near fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and can speak French at a high intermediate level. My Korean (first language) is barely above basic since I grew up speaking English for most my life.

[@minjosof]

Almost the same, but my Korean is fluent (I just lack knowledge of some academic terminology)

[@jaybloomfield5082]

Didn't you speak Korean with your grandparents?

[@miruna9271]

the sweet lady at the end... so gentle

[@audreyDsouza]

me and the rest of my family can speak several languages ​​portuguese, spanish, italian, france, hebrew, punjabi, malay and also english.. both of my parents often move from one country to another for work and now we are back home, I'm from portugal..my mother is of malaysian sikh descent btw🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Alanhslc]

haha I was looking for this comment. No one in the video mentioned they speak portuguese

[@audreyDsouza]

@@Alanhslc are you from portugal or brazil?have you ever been to asia or southeast asia?

[@Alanhslc]

@@audreyDsouza I'm brazilian. No, I've never been there, I wish I had hehe.

[@didd2810]

Interesting, I'm an Indian (Goan) with Portuguese descent (from my great grand-father). I know a lot of D'souzas in my hometown and family. Nice to meet the opposite (Portuguese of Indian descent)😁

[@audreyDsouza]

@@didd2810 my mother is mixed portuguese/malaysian sikh while my father is half mixed arabian/portuguese and i am a mixture of all of them..unique and complicated to explain🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Muffaassa1]

Wow I'd love to visit Toronto one day. I speak 2 languages fluently (Japanese(native)&English(C2)). I also speak very basic Mandarin and Bahasa Indonesia. I enjoy learning different cultures through language learning!

[@sihamwh]

Loved that lady at the end and her asking “how fluently”?

[@mjhouda]

Awesome video, I am also from Toronto which encourages me to speak more languages! I speak English, French, Arabic, Japanese, and some Spanish/Portuguese. Cheers !

[@jiyoungkim5577]

Wow

[@markasdievovaikas]

Hi, Dan... Awesome video! I speak English, Lithuanian, and fairly modest Mexican Spanish! I was born in America but Lithuanian was my first language as a child growing up in my Lithuanian immigrant family. The Spanish comes from living in El Paso which is 85% bilingual here and my interests in visiting Mexico.

[@gauthapandith]

I'm positive that your English may sound like Lithuanian English , 150% at least. Not sure how of your other languages sound like , they must sound crooked as well , guaranteed - just like EAST INDIANS who claim they speak ENGLISH - the INDIAN version of it - butchered ENGLISH - sad outcome of INDIANS speaking English.

[@elyenidacevedo1995]

Lol I'm American buty first language is Spanish and I live in El Paso. 😅

[@gauthapandith]

@@elyenidacevedo1995 I do not think you have ever seen what America looks like even in a film ! Come on , no way you have set your foot in America !

[@elyenidacevedo1995]

@@gauthapandith I'm from America I don't think you have ever been there but ok...

[@nimue4103]

@@gauthapandith how did u even get that from their comment what?? are u mentally okay

[@wonderbugone]

Torontonian here. I speak English natively, a bit of French from school (in a truly pitiful state) and some Korean through self-study. My speaking is better in Korean and my listening is better in French

[@victoriakyivua6929]

The lady in the end got my heart! She is cool, i remember a bit of latin since two universities studies but not enough to read books in it

[@LegendSkyShock]

loved the vibe this video had, you got urself a sub :)

[@joseqr8042]

Lovely video... I'm from Costa Rica. I speak Spanish, English and some Italian, French, Portuguese and Mandarin. Pura Vida!